Pronunciation: ' pan-d ē
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: pan · died ; pan · dy · ing
Etymology: probably from Latin pande, imperative singular of pandere to spread out (the hand), command of the schoolmaster to the boy ― more at FATHOM
Date: 1863
British : to punish (a schoolboy) with a blow on the palm of the hand especially with a ferule